High Fives Blog

Lyndsay Slocumb received grant funding to help purchase a Melrose Kiwi adaptive rugby wheelchair The High Fives Foundation’s Winter Empowerment program service disburses board-approved grants to winter action sports Athletes who are recovering from a life-altering injury. In September, the Foundation’s Board of Directors Grant Selection Committee approved a grant for Winter Empowerment Athlete Lyndsay Slocumb totaling … Read more

Andrew Kurka received grant funding to help him continue on his Paralympic path The High Fives Foundation’s Winter Empowerment program service disburses board-approved grants to disabled athletes participating in winter adaptive sports. In September, the Foundation’s Board of Directors Grant Selection Committee approved a grant for Winter Empowerment Athlete Andrew Kurka totaling $1,845. About Andrew Kurka The … Read more

Luke Eckenberg & Ezra McPhail received grant funding to help them achieve their winter action-sports goals The High Fives Foundation’s Winter Empowerment program service disburses board-approved grants to winter action sports who are recovering from a life-altering injury. In September, the Foundation’s Board of Directors Grant Selection Committee approved two grants for Winter Empowerment Athletes Luke Eckenberg & … Read more

Jasmin Bambur and John Supon received grant funding to continue on their Paralympic dreams The High Fives Foundation’s Winter Empowerment program service disburses board-approved grants to disabled athletes participating in winter adaptive sports. In September, the Foundation’s Board of Directors Grant Selection Committee approved grants for Winter Empowerment Athletes Jasmin Bambur of Granby and John Supon of … Read more

With Special Guest The Silver Boombox Theif & Mary Poppin’ The Silver Boombox Thief is a DJ who turns house parties into concerts and is now sharing his cutting and scratching of old school hip hop and good beats with High Fives on Halloween! The High Fives Foundation is collaborating with Moody’s Bistro Bar & … Read more

Give Forward & Jump Into Winter! This Friday, Oct. 24th, the University of Vermont Freeskiing Team & the High Fives Foundation are taking over the Green Mountain Freestyle Center and will replace the open gym sessions with a BLOCK PARTY! The newest documentary in the High Fives B.A.S.C.I.S. program service, #KnowYourPark will be shown and after … Read more

Join celebrity staff & Hi5’s on October 25th for Fishlanthropy for Fives in Stowe, Vermont! Celebrity Staff List || John and Jen Kimmich Esbert Cardenas Jr. Roy and Michelle Tuscany Jesse Murphy and Heidi Witschi Ric Cabot Mike Carey John Egan Teo Calgani Mike Rappaport Bonnie Tuscany Jeff Dacales Billy Reichlet Brooke Kalstat Andrea Cohen … Read more

Find Your Strength The Spaulding Rehabilitation Network is a recognized leader in rehabilitative medicine that offers world-class inpatient and outpatient care. The Spaulding Rehabilitation Network is committed to delivering compassionate care across the healthcare continuum to improve quality of life for persons recovering from, or learning to live fully with, illness, injury and disability. Keep … Read more

#KNOWYOURPARK WORLD PREMIERE Written by Luka Starmer Last Friday October 17, The High Fives Foundation premiered their latest B.A.S.I.C.S. documentary titled “#KnowYourPark” at a hip outdoor cinema in downtown Truckee, California. A couple hundred local supporters showed up with a collective eagerness for the oncoming winter, and utterly stoked to catch the first glimpse of … Read more

Enjoy Responsibly. The High Fives Foundation will head East to work alongside The Alchemist Brewery for the first ever Fishlanthropy for Fives event! Beer lovers can rejoice knowing Jon and Jen Kimmich, the founders of The Alchemist Brewery, will be attending with a special release of their “Crusher” double IPA. The Alchemist is a small, … Read more